pro·vi·sion (pr -v zh n)n. 1. The act of supplying or fitting out. 2. Something provided. 3. A preparatory action or measure. 4. provisions A stock of necessary supplies, especially food. 5. A stipulation or qualification, especially a clause in a document or agreement. tr.v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions To supply with provisions. [Middle English, from Old French, forethought, from Latin pr  v si, prvsin-, from prvsus, past participle of prvid re, to foresee, provide for; see provide.]pro·vi sion·er n. |
provision [prəˈvɪʒən]
n
1. (Cookery) the act of supplying or providing food, etc.
2. something that is supplied or provided
3. preparations made beforehand (esp in the phrase make provision for)
4. (Cookery) (plural) food and other necessities, esp for an expedition
5. (Cookery) (plural) food obtained for a household
6. a demand, condition, or stipulation formally incorporated in a document; proviso
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the conferring of and induction into ecclesiastical offices
vb
(tr) to supply with provisions
[from Latin prōvīsiō a providing; see provide]
provisioner n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | provision - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
| 2. |  provision - the activity of supplying or providing somethingactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" irrigation - supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc alimentation, feeding - the act of supplying food and nourishment issuance, issuing, issue - the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago" logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed purveyance - the act of supplying something stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout" subvention - the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort | |
| 3. | provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago" applecart - the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' malice aforethought, mens rea - (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials calculation, deliberation - planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" forethought, premeditation - planning or plotting in advance of acting | |
| 4. | provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) | |
| Verb | 1. | provision - supply with provisions |
provision
noun
1. supplying, giving, providing, supply, delivery, distribution, catering, presentation, equipping, furnishing, allocation, fitting out, purveying, accoutrement the provision of military supplies to the Khmer Rouge
2. arrangement, plan, planning, preparation, precaution, contingency, prearrangement There is no provision for funding performance-related pay increases.
3. facilities, services, funds, resources, means, opportunities, arrangements, assistance, concession(s), allowance(s), amenities Special provision should be made for single mothers.
4. condition, term, agreement, requirement, demand, rider, restriction, qualification, clause, reservation, specification, caveat, proviso, stipulation a provision that would allow existing regulations to be reviewed
plural noun
Translations
provision [prəˈvɪʒən]
A. N
1. (= act of providing) [of funds, accommodation, jobs] → provisión f; [of food, water] → suministro m, abastecimiento m; [of service, care] → prestación f
provision of adequate toilet facilities on the site is essential → es esencial que la obra esté provista de aseos adecuados
the provision of care for the elderly → la prestación de asistencia social a los ancianos
to get in or lay in a provision of coal → abastecerse de carbón
provision of adequate toilet facilities on the site is essential → es esencial que la obra esté provista de aseos adecuados
the provision of care for the elderly → la prestación de asistencia social a los ancianos
to get in or lay in a provision of coal → abastecerse de carbón
2. (= amount, number provided) nursery provision is usually poor in country areas → la provisión de guarderías es generalmente escasa en las zonas rurales, suele haber pocas guarderías en las zonas rurales
there is inadequate housing provision for the poor → la provisión de viviendas para los pobres es insuficiente
they have cut their provision of grants to research students → han reducido la cantidad de ayudas destinadas a la investigación
recent government policies have squeezed welfare provision → las recientes medidas gubernamentales han reducido las prestaciones en materia de bienestar social
there is inadequate housing provision for the poor → la provisión de viviendas para los pobres es insuficiente
they have cut their provision of grants to research students → han reducido la cantidad de ayudas destinadas a la investigación
recent government policies have squeezed welfare provision → las recientes medidas gubernamentales han reducido las prestaciones en materia de bienestar social
3. (= arrangements)
3.1. (gen) → previsiones fpl
to make provision for sth/sb → hacer previsiones para algo/algn
the government had made no provision for the refugees → el gobierno no había hecho previsiones para los refugiados
to make provision for sth/sb → hacer previsiones para algo/algn
the government had made no provision for the refugees → el gobierno no había hecho previsiones para los refugiados
3.2. (= financial arrangements) → provisiones fpl
to make provision for sth/sb you must make provision for your old age → debes hacer provisiones para la vejez
to make provision for one's family → asegurar el porvenir de su familia
she would find some way of making proper provision for her baby → ya encontraría alguna manera de proveer para su bebé
he has made financial provision for his son's education → ha hecho provisiones económicas para la educación de su hijo
the state makes provision for people without alternative resources → el estado hace provisiones para la gente que no tiene otras fuentes de ingreso
he made no provision in his will for his only child Violet → no incluyó a su única hija, Violet, en el testamento
to make provision for sth/sb you must make provision for your old age → debes hacer provisiones para la vejez
to make provision for one's family → asegurar el porvenir de su familia
she would find some way of making proper provision for her baby → ya encontraría alguna manera de proveer para su bebé
he has made financial provision for his son's education → ha hecho provisiones económicas para la educación de su hijo
the state makes provision for people without alternative resources → el estado hace provisiones para la gente que no tiene otras fuentes de ingreso
he made no provision in his will for his only child Violet → no incluyó a su única hija, Violet, en el testamento
4. provisions (= food) → provisiones fpl, víveres mpl
5. (= stipulation) → estipulación f, disposición f
under or according to the provisions of the treaty → en virtud de las estipulaciones or disposiciones del tratado
there is no provision for this in the rules, the rules make no provision for this → las reglas no disponen en previsión de esto
it comes within the provisions of this law → está comprendido dentro de lo estipulado por esta ley → está comprendido dentro de las estipulaciones or disposiciones de esta ley
under or according to the provisions of the treaty → en virtud de las estipulaciones or disposiciones del tratado
there is no provision for this in the rules, the rules make no provision for this → las reglas no disponen en previsión de esto
it comes within the provisions of this law → está comprendido dentro de lo estipulado por esta ley → está comprendido dentro de las estipulaciones or disposiciones de esta ley
provision [prəˈvɪʒən]
n
(= supplying) [services] → fourniture f
(= arrangement) → disposition f
to make provision for sth [+ one's future] → prendre des dispositions pour qch
He had made no provision for his retirement → Il n'avait pris aucune disposition pour sa retraite.; [+ one's family] → prendre des dispositions pour qch
She did not make any provision for her children → Elle n'avait pris aucune disposition pour ses enfants.
provision has been made for sth/sb → des dispositions ont été prises pour qch/qn
Provision has been made for wheelchair users → Des dispositions ont été prises pour les gens en fauteuil.
Special provision should be made for children → Des dispositions particulières devraient être prises pour les enfants.
to make provision for sth [+ one's future] → prendre des dispositions pour qch
He had made no provision for his retirement → Il n'avait pris aucune disposition pour sa retraite.; [+ one's family] → prendre des dispositions pour qch
She did not make any provision for her children → Elle n'avait pris aucune disposition pour ses enfants.
provision has been made for sth/sb → des dispositions ont été prises pour qch/qn
Provision has been made for wheelchair users → Des dispositions ont été prises pour les gens en fauteuil.
Special provision should be made for children → Des dispositions particulières devraient être prises pour les enfants.
(= stipulation) → disposition f
There is no provision for this in the contract → Il n'y a aucune disposition à cet effet dans le contrat.
There is no provision for this in the contract → Il n'y a aucune disposition à cet effet dans le contrat.
(= supply) → provisions fpl
a provision of food and water → des provisions de nourriture et d'eau provisions
a provision of food and water → des provisions de nourriture et d'eau provisions
npl (= food) → provisions fpl
provision
n
(= act of supplying) (for others) → Bereitstellung f; (for one’s own team, expedition etc) → Beschaffung f; (of food, gas, water etc) → Versorgung f → (of mit, to sb jds)
(= supply) → Vorrat m (→ of an +dat); we had an ample provision of reference books/houses etc → uns (dat) → standen genügend Nachschlagewerke/Häuser etc zur Verfügung
provisions pl (= food) → Lebensmittel pl; (Mil: for journey, expedition) → Verpflegung f, → Proviant m; provisions ship → Versorgungsschiff nt
(= allowance) → Berücksichtigung f; (= arrangement) → Vorkehrung f; (= stipulation) → Bestimmung f; with the provision that … → mit dem Vorbehalt or der Bedingung, dass …; is there no provision for such cases in the legislation? → sind solche Fälle im Gesetz nicht berücksichtigt or vorgesehen?; there’s no provision for later additions → spätere Erweiterungen sind nicht vorgesehen; to make provision for somebody/one’s family/the future → für jdn/für seine Familie/für die Zukunft Vorsorge or Vorkehrungen treffen; to make provision for something → etw vorsehen; (in legislation, rules also) → etw berücksichtigen; (for margin of error etc) → etw einkalkulieren; the council made provision for recreation → die Stadt hat Freizeiteinrichtungen geschaffen; to make (a) provision against something → gegen etw Vorkehrungen treffen
vt → die Verpflegung liefern für; expedition → verproviantieren; troops → (mit Proviant) beliefern or versorgen
provision [prəˈvɪʒ/ən] n
provision [prəˈvɪʒ/ən] n
a. (supplying, of power, water) → fornitura; (of food) → approvvigionamento; (of hospitals, housing) → costruzione f
b. (supply) → provvista, riserva, rifornimento, scorta
provisions (food) → provviste, scorte
to get or lay in provisions → fare provviste
provision of capital (Fin) → apporto di capitale
provisions (food) → provviste, scorte
to get or lay in provisions → fare provviste
provision of capital (Fin) → apporto di capitale
c. (preparation) to make provision for (one's family, future) → pensare a; (journey) → fare i preparativi per
d. (stipulation) → disposizione f, clausola
with the provision that → a condizione che
there's no provision for this in the contract → il contratto non lo prevede
with the provision that → a condizione che
there's no provision for this in the contract → il contratto non lo prevede
provision [prəˈvɪʒ/ən] n
a. (supplying, of power, water) → fornitura; (of food) → approvvigionamento; (of hospitals, housing) → costruzione f
b. (supply) → provvista, riserva, rifornimento, scorta
provisions (food) → provviste, scorte
to get or lay in provisions → fare provviste
provision of capital (Fin) → apporto di capitale
provisions (food) → provviste, scorte
to get or lay in provisions → fare provviste
provision of capital (Fin) → apporto di capitale
c. (preparation) to make provision for (one's family, future) → pensare a; (journey) → fare i preparativi per
d. (stipulation) → disposizione f, clausola
with the provision that → a condizione che
there's no provision for this in the contract → il contratto non lo prevede
with the provision that → a condizione che
there's no provision for this in the contract → il contratto non lo prevede
n provision [prəˈviʒən]
1 the act of providing The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children. voorsiening تَزْويد осигуряване zajištění tilvejebringelse die Versorgung παροχή provisión, abastecimiento; facilitación korraldamine تامین tuottaminen fait d'asssurer סִיפוּק מְלָאי .प्रबन्ध gondoskodás; ellátás pengadaan ráðstafanir il provvedere 供給 제공 ap(si)rūpinimas, tiekimas apgādāšana; nodrošināšana memperuntukkan verschaffing forsyning; omsorg, underhold zapewnienie, dostarczenie provisão asigurare обеспечение zaistenie zagotovitev obezbeđivanje ombesörjande, tillhandahållande การจัดหา sağlama, temin etme 提供 постачання; забезпечення فراہمي sự cung cấp 提供
2 an agreed arrangement. bepaling تَدْبير إحْتِياطي уговорка ustanovení forholdsregel die Vorkehrung πρόβλεψη, συμφωνία cláusula, disposición, estipulación korraldus آماده سازی valmistelu disposition, clause הֶסדֵר पूर्वोपाय तैयारी, पूर्व योजना intézkedés kesepakatan ákvæði disposizione, clausola 取りきめ (법률 등의) 조항 sąlyga nosacījums persetujuan bepaling forholdsregel, tiltak uzgodnienie cláusula prevedere, clauză соглашение ustanovenie odločba dogovor åtgärd, förberedelse การตระเตรียม hüküm, yargı 安排，預備 забезпечення متفقہ انتظام bản giao kèo 安排，预备
3 a rule or condition. reël فَقْرَه شَرْطِيَّه клауза nařízení, podmínka regel; bestemmelse die Bestimmung όρος, διάταξη condición tingimus شرط؛ تبصره ehto stipulation תְּנַאי शर्त, उपबंध kikötés syarat skilyrði norma 規定 규정 정관, 단서 sąlyga, nuostata noteikums syarat voorwaarde bestemmelse warunek condição stipulare условие; положение nariadenie, podmienka pogoj odredba bestämmelse เงื่อนไข koşul, şart 規定 положення; умова شرط điều khoản 规定
v
to supply (especially an army) with food. voorsien يُزَوِّد снабдявам с провизии zásobit potravinami forsyne mit Proviant versorgen τροφοδοτώ, προμηθεύω abastecimiento, provisión, suministro varustama (toidumoonaga) آذوقه رساندن muonittaa ravitailler לְסַפֵּק सामान या रसद पहुंचाना, दिलाना या एकत्र कराना élelmez menyediakan makanan birgja upp approvvigionare 食料を供給する 음식을 제공하다 aprūpinti maistu apgādāt ar pārtiku membekali bevoorraden forsyne med proviant zaprowiantować abastecer a aproviziona снабжать продовольствием zásobiť potravinami oskrbeti snabdeti förse med proviant จัดหาเสบียงอาหาร yiyecek sağlamak 向...供應食品 постачати продовольство غذا فراہم کرنا cung cấp 向...供应食品
adj proˈvisional
temporary; appointed, arranged etc only for the present time a provisional government. voorlopig وَقْتي، مُؤَقَّت временен prozatímní midlertidig provisorisch προσωρινός provisional ajutine موقتی tilapäinen provisoire זְמָנִי अस्थायी ideiglenes sementara bráðabirgða- provvisorio 仮の 임시의, 잠정적인 laikinas provizorisks; pagaidu- sementara tijdelijk midlertidig, foreløpig tymczasowy provisório (în mod) provizoriu временный dočasný, prechodný začasen privremen provisorisk เฉพาะกาล geçiçi 臨時的 тимчасовий عارضي tạm thời; lâm thời 临时的
adv proˈvisionally
voorlopig بصورةٍ مؤقَّتَه временно přechodně midlertidigt provisorisch προσωρινά provisionalmente ajutiselt بطور موقت tilapäisesti provisoirement בְּאוֹפֶן זְמִני अनिमता से, अस्थायी रूप से átmenetileg untuk sementara til bráðabirgða provvisoriamente 仮に 임시적으로, 잠정적으로 laikinai provizoriski buat sementara waktu voorlopig inntil videre, midlertidig tymczasowo provisoriamente provizoriu временно prechodne začasno privremeno provisoriskt อย่างเฉพาะกาล geçiçi olarak 臨時地 тимчасово عارضي طور پر lâm thời 临时地
n pl proˈvisions
(a supply of) food The campers got their provisions at the village shop. voorraad مؤونَه провизии potraviny forsyninger die Nahrungsmittel (pl.) προμήθειες provisiones toidumoon آذوقه elintarvikkeet provisions אַספָקָה खाद्य आपूर्ति élelmiszerek makanan birgðir provviste 食料 (식량 등의) 공급, (~에의) 지급, 제공 maisto atsargos pārtikas krājumi bekalan proviand proviant, forsyninger prowiant mantimentos (provizii de) alimente съестные припасы potraviny živež zalihe proviant เสบียง erzak, yiyecek 食物(供應) провізія; запаси провіанту غذا، کھانا sự cung cấp lương thực 食物（供应）
make provision for
to provide what is necessary for You should make provision for your old age. voorsiening maak يَدَّخِر ما يكفيه грижа се за pamatovat na, zajistit se sørge for Vorkehrungen treffen für προβλέπω, προνοώ για asegurar el porvenir hoolt kandma تامین آتیه کردن tehdä valmisteluja pourvoir aux besoins de הַכָנָה לְעָתִיד biztosít mencukupi kebutuhan gera ráðstafanir (provvedere a) ～の準備する 준비하다 apsirūpinti []rūpēties par membuat persediaan utk zorgen voor sørge for poczynić przygotowania na economizar a se pregăti pentru обеспечить; позаботиться zabezpečiť sa na pripraviti vse potrebno za obezbediti vidta [] åtgärder mot, förbereda sig för จัดหาสิ่งที่จำเป็น hazırlık yapmak, önlem almak 為...作好準備 забезпечувати, передбачати ضروري چيزوں کا مہيا کرنا dự phòng 为...作好准备
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